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The American university’s endowment is selling further assets after offloading almond and cotton farms to Hancock Agricultural Investment Group earlier this year.

Sourcing capabilities and a focus on smaller transactions helped distinguish Red Reef from other farmland managers for the Utah School and International Trust Fund Office, which previously committed $25m to the vehicle.

The Impact Alternatives Fund will invest up to 30% of its capital in regen ag and up to 20% in environmental assets in response to investor feedback.

The two firms, which have previously collaborated on a water investment vehicle, have received A$500,000 to explore the business case for a new fund.

Associate portfolio manager Brent Snow says the fund may look to use its water portfolio to develop assets directly and take on operational risk, but sale-and-leasebacks will continue to be the main avenue for investment.

In his first interview since founding Argyle Capital in August 2019, Morrison discusses his regrets, water’s standout performance and superfunds’ reluctance to invest in ag.

A growing south-east Asian market, a good sustainability story around Australian cotton and the potential for expansion in the north of the country will underpin export growth, Rabobank says.

The consumptive water pool is set to be higher in 2020-21 than it was last year, but more rainfall is needed to make a material difference to water prices.

The fund manager invested in tomato producer Sundrop Farms via the Growth Infrastructure Fund, which has scaled back its fundraising target due to covid-19.

The listed manager has built on its acquisition of goFARM Asset Management by building out its unlisted Agricultural Trust No 1.